Then, after dropping out of the Presidential race to concentrate on her Congressional re-election, she gets redistricted out of her House seat.

In an email to supporters today, Bachmann complained about the redistricting stating, “The courts’ liberal bias was evident by cherrypicking the districts and going so far as to draw my home — where I have raised my family and represented in Congress for the past six years — outside the new sixth district.”

She likely saw this coming, as evidenced by an earlier email dated February 18, voicing concern about the Minnesota courts redrawing the Congressional district lines.

She was right to be concerned. On the new district map, Bachmann’s home is in the fourth district, a seat currently held by Democratic Congresswoman Betty McCollum.

But rather than run against McCollum, Bachmann decided earlier today that she will run in the new sixth district. Said Bachmann, “I intend to run in the sixth district. It’s essentially unchanged … I grew up in this district, went to junior high here, high school, college. Our children were born here, our business is here, our church is here.”

Whether the Bachmanns move has yet to be decided. Congressional members are not required to live in the districts they represent, but it certainly helps.

If the district is essentially unchanged, as Bachmann claims, it’s likely she’ll keep her seat. The district is largely made up of her longtime power base and now includes much of GOP-leaning Carver county.